4th Row Films has announced that they have acquired the rights to develop a feature-length documentary that will share tell the complete story of one of the more beloved banners in comedy history, National Lampoon.

National Lampoon began in 1970 as a comedy magazine, branching out from the Harvard Lampoon (which was started at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1876). Since then, the name has gone on to spawn many books, albums, shows, and of course movies — most notably of which were Animal House and all of the Vacation movies with Chevy Chase and friends. Since those great early days, sadly, many complications, financial troubles, and exchanges in ownership have resulted in the steady decline of quality and a pile of straight-to-DVD movies that don’t deserve to wear the National Lampoon title.

It’s being reported that a new movie in the National Lampoon series is now on the way, but it’s not quite the mindless processed generic college movies they have been making the last few years. No, this movie actually isn’t involved with the National Lampoon name at the moment, and will bring us right back to their roots with those lovable simpletons, the Griswold family. This new movie is planning to actually focus on the son in Vacation and its sequels, Rusty, and his family now going on a road trip of their own with references to his old family adventures. Wacky hijinks are sure to ensue.

New Line Cinema is currently meeting with writers to get a script going as soon as possible, and it is noted that places will be left wide open for the main draw Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his wife (Beverly D’Angelo) to appear in some fashion as the now grandparents. The movie is aiming to be more like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Little Miss Sunshine instead of other road trip movie trash like and Are We There Yet? and RV.

Amazon is now having a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Blu-ray Sale, which is happening through December 17.

Add three illegible Blu-ray titles to your shopping cart, and get the lowest priced item for free. You have to add all the items to your shopping cart to see the discount.

Here are some picks from the list of 172 qualifying Blu-ray titles that I’d probably grab if I actually had a Blu-ray player …

Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition) $27.95
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation $19.95
The Lost Boys $19.95
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Extreme Unrated) $19.95
Superman II – The Richard Donner Cut $19.95
The Orphanage $24.95
Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition $20.95